EP 0763917 B1 20051019 - Line driver with pulse shaper
Title (en)
Line driver with pulse shaper
Title (de)
Leitungstreiber mit Impulsformer
Title (fr)
Circuit d'attaque de ligne avec formeur d'impulsions
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 9518183 A 19950906
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0763917A2] An integrated circuit driver for providing data to a communications channel comprises first and second output buffers coupled to first and second output conductors (e.g. bondpads) respectively. Each output buffer comprises a multiplicity of pull-up transistors and a multiplicity of pull-down transistors coupled to the associated output conductor through pull-up resistors and pull-down resistors, respectively. A multiplicity of delay circuits coupled to a data input node supply delayed data signals to the control terminals of the pull-up and pull-down transistors. Control circuitry is included for selectively activating the delay circuits. In a typical case, the control circuitry comprises multiplexers each having an output that is coupled to the input of a corresponding delay circuit. Advantages of the technique include a constant output impedance and waveshaping of the data output for reduction of harmonics. A typical application of the driver is in an Ethernet twisted-pair wire communication system, wherein external components (resistors and center-tapped transformer) may be eliminated. <IMAGE>
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
H03K 19/0175 (2006.01); H03K 19/0948 (2006.01); H04L 25/02 (2006.01); H04L 25/03 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
H04L 25/0278 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 25/0286 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 25/03834 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 25/0266 (2013.01 - EP US); H04L 25/0276 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
DE FR IT NL SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0763917 A2 19970319; EP 0763917 A3 20001206; EP 0763917 B1 20051019; DE 69635295 D1 20051124; DE 69635295 T2 20060720; GB 2305082 A 19970326; GB 2305082 B 19991006; GB 9518183 D0 19951108; JP 3433880 B2 20030804; JP H09139664 A 19970527; US 5739707 A 19980414
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 96306208 A 19960828; DE 69635295 T 19960828; GB 9518183 A 19950906; JP 23457896 A 19960905; US 68508096 A 19960723